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Boeing is a major aerospace and defense company founded by William E. Boeing in Seattle in 1917. It is theworld’s largest aircraft manufacturer and third largest maker of military aircraft and weapons. Boeing isa major service provider to NASA and helps operate the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. The company has a long tradition of aerospace leadership and innovation. Its revenues are in excess of $60 billion a year, making it the USA’s largest exporter. It is also a huge employer, with around 160,000 employees. Boeing became a leader in manufacturing commercial jet airliners in 1958 with the introduction of theBoeing 707, a four-engine, 156-passenger airliner. Successive versions of this aircraft lead to today’s super jumbo 747 and 777 jets and the new 787 Dreamliner.

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文章解析

1.Space Shuttle 航天飞机

Earth and its Moon are nicely framed in this image taken from the aft windows of the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998.

这是1998年拍摄于发现号航天飞机尾部的图像，地球和月球被巧妙地圈进同一个画框里_9Au0!g8s~urLt8u。

2.jet airliner 喷气式飞机

Air Travel: The first jet airliner, the Boeing 707, was introduced in 1959.

1959年，波音707，第一架喷气式飞机问世jb7EFr%lnPz[sTAN。

3.in excess of 超过

However, these types of acute effects are only likely within fields in excess of 8 T.

然而，这种类型的即刻效应仅在磁场强度超过8T时才可能发生X#miE5yd-y。

4.International Space Station 国际空间站

The moon hangs over the Earth in this astronaut photograph taken from the International Space Station.

这张照片是由国际空间站的宇航员所拍摄的，月亮挂在地球的上面sQOg6H^WQ=@IswsiVu。